Analysis of A Dream Deferred, 2015
Deferred… no longer
Invaded,
Assaulted,
Corralled,
Shackled,
Kidnapped.
Dehumanized,
Crammed,
Shipped,
Enslaved,
Exploited.
“Freed”,
Indentured,
Tricked,
Caricatured,
Betrayed.
Lynched,
Targeted,
Humiliated,
Demeaned,
Railroaded.
Profiled,
Slandered,
Patronized,
Marginalized,
Brutalized.
Stopped,
Frisked,
Bullied,
Clubbed,
Incarcerated.
Scapegoated,
Feared,
Hunted,
Shot,
Murdered.
Unbroken,
Inspiring,
Beautiful,
Hopeful,
Determined.
Empowered,
Enlightened,
Enraged,
Exuberant,
Righteous.
Expectant,
Motivated,
Fierce,
Inspired,
Creative.
Followed,
Revered,
Emulated,
Adored,
Celebrated.
Marketed,
Re-branded,
Spun,
Portrayed,
Stereotyped.
Watched,
Heard,
Misrepresented,
Misunderstood,
Underestimated.
Resilient,
Resistant,
Rising,
No longer…
Deferred.
| Scheme | A BCXXX DXXXB EFXFG XCCXC XFDDD XXEXC CHBXF IJKKL FLXMX MBXFX XHCXB BCIGX XFCXC MMJAF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110 010 010 01 10 1 0100 1 1 01 10 1 010 1 0100 01 1 100 0100 01 10 1 10 10 100 10 1 1 10 1 0100 10 1 10 1 10 010 010 100 10 010 010 010 01 0100 10 010 100 1 010 010 10 01 100 01 100 100 110 1 01 100 1 1 0010 001 10100 010 010 10 110 01 |
| Characters | 699 |
| Words | 76 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 15 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 71 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 9 |
| Words per line (avg) | 1 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 41 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 5 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2015
Modified on March 14, 2023
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